| Deposit ID | 10148575 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0300530132 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Silver Cable |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -115.63023, 48.13907 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 1634 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Lincoln(county)
Montana(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Snowshoe Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Libby(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Kalispell(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Middle Kootenai(hydrologic unit)
Kootenai(hydrologic accounting unit)
Kootenai-Pend Oreille-Spokane(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Kootenai National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Montana | Lincoln |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana Principal | 028 N | 032 W | 36 | SWSE | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Silver | Tertiary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Ore Body (1) | Piegan Group: Helena and Wallace Formations |
|---|
| Area | 1HA | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| |||||||
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Prospect |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Libby District |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Patented |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Wilderness |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0300530132 |
MONTANA DEPT. OF STATE LANDS. ABANDONED HARDROCK MINES
PRIORITY SITES, SUMMARY REPORT, MARCH 1994, P. 5-157.
USGS BULL 956, 1948, P. 115 & PLATE # 1
MBM & G MEM,15. 1935, P45
MBM&G BULL 79, P95.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Environmental Factors | THE MINE WAS LOCATED ON A MOUNTAINSIDE WELL ABOVE (800 TO 1,000 FEET) THE CABLE CREEK DRAINAGE; HOWEVER, NO SAMPLES WERE COLLECTED DUE TO INACCESSIBILITY OF THE WORKINGS. THERE APPEARED TO BE A GOOD VEGETATIVE COVER ON THE THE DUMPS AND NO DIRECT MIGRATION ROUTES TO SURFACE WATER. THE LITERATURE REPORTED THAT A SMALL MILL WAS CONSTRUCTED FOR THIS MINE BUT NEVER OPERATED. NO EVIDENCE OF THE MILL WAS FOUND DURING THE INVESTIGATION. ONE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS MINE OPENING (ADIT) WAS IDENTIFIED AT THE SITE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 23-AUG-1994 | O'Brien, Mary Ann | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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